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mistletoe is almost impossible to find because of a texas drought. it's so scarce you may have trouble finding fake mistletoe. that surely won't stop you from your new year's kisses, i'm sure. >>> coming up, the indianapolis colts come up big. plus, boise state led it right from the opening kick off. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you are watching "first look" on msnbc. when you pour chunky beef with country vegetables soup over it... you can do dinner. four minutes, around four bucks. campbell's chunky. it's amazing what soup can do. four minutes, around four bucks. i was in south korea. i was in germany. i was in iraq. i think the hardest transition as you get further into the military is... you know it's going to end one day. and that's why i'm doing the job i'm doing now at chase, helping them hire veterans through the 100,000 jobs mission. because chase understands if you want an organization that's going to grow, that has a basis in ethics, and get the engine running again in america... why wouldn't you want to hire the veteran? c
mistletoe is almost impossible to find because of a texas drought. it's so scarce you may have trouble finding fake mistletoe. that surely won't stop you from your new year's kisses, i'm sure. >>> coming up, the indianapolis colts come up big. plus, boise state led it right from the opening kick off. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you are watching "first look" on msnbc. when you pour chunky beef with country vegetables soup over it... you can do dinner. four...
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the ad bookmarked the texas governor's appearance on thursday night's episode of the "tonight show." we'll play more of that coming up. >>> herman cain may be laying the groundwork to drop out of the race for president, even as his staffers s urge him to fig on. he said he'll decide by monday whether or not to suspend his campaign. it follows accusations this week made by an atlanta woman who claims the two carried on a sexual affair for 13 years. cain insists it was simply a friendship and he was helping her financially over that period of time. still, it wasn't the candidate's political supporters, the only ones caught off-guard by the relationship. >> my wife did not know about it and that was the revelation and the surprise that my wife found out about it when she went public with it. if she had been just another man that i had helped, it probably wouldn't have raised as much suspicion. but my wife is comfortable with the explanation that i told her. regarding you know, having to help her. >> that's an understanding wife. i was just paying her bills for 13 years. cain's accuser,
the ad bookmarked the texas governor's appearance on thursday night's episode of the "tonight show." we'll play more of that coming up. >>> herman cain may be laying the groundwork to drop out of the race for president, even as his staffers s urge him to fig on. he said he'll decide by monday whether or not to suspend his campaign. it follows accusations this week made by an atlanta woman who claims the two carried on a sexual affair for 13 years. cain insists it was simply a...
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an extension of the 1rpipeline would carry oil from canada to texas. the state department has delayed final approval to review concerns about risks to critical water sources, especially in nebraska. that decision expected in 2013 after the presidential election. in a statement, john boehner noted that nebraska had resolved the questions saying while it might make for inconvenient politic, the administration is out of excuses and running out of time. the prime minister in canada made it clear, american competitors will gain from our loss. this project is good for the economy and it's good for america's energy security. that from the office of speaker boehner. following a meeting with the canadian leader, president obama warned republicans against efforts to link the two proposals together. >> any effort to try to tie keystone to the payroll tax cut, i will reject. so everybody should be on notice. the payroll tax cut is something that house republicans, as well as senate republicans, should want to do regardless of any other issues. i expect they are go
an extension of the 1rpipeline would carry oil from canada to texas. the state department has delayed final approval to review concerns about risks to critical water sources, especially in nebraska. that decision expected in 2013 after the presidential election. in a statement, john boehner noted that nebraska had resolved the questions saying while it might make for inconvenient politic, the administration is out of excuses and running out of time. the prime minister in canada made it clear,...
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everyone from texas to florida, another beautiful december day for you. just up there in the northern portions of the great lakes will be very cold. >> i want to be in miami, 72 degrees. that looks good. >>> sears stumbles, oil bubbles, and putting your foot in your mouth on facebook. >>> eight is great for the pats and niners. celtics can't stand the heat. the lakers get back on track. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] cranberry juice? wake up! ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. did you hear sam... ...got promoted to director? so 12 seconds ago. we should get him a present. thanks for the gift basket. you're welcome. you're welcome. did you see hr just sent out new... ...office rules? cause you're currently in violation of 6 of them. oh yeah, baby? ...and 7. did you guys hear that fred is leaving? so 30 seconds ago. [ noisemakers blow ] [ both ] we'll miss you! oh, facecake! there's some leftover cake. [ male announcer ] the new htc vivi
everyone from texas to florida, another beautiful december day for you. just up there in the northern portions of the great lakes will be very cold. >> i want to be in miami, 72 degrees. that looks good. >>> sears stumbles, oil bubbles, and putting your foot in your mouth on facebook. >>> eight is great for the pats and niners. celtics can't stand the heat. the lakers get back on track. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] cranberry juice?...
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and the republican bill would fast track approval of the keystone oil pipeline from canada to texas. opposed by environmentalists but backed by some unions and many conservatives. >> the keystone pipeline will create, as has been said, 20,000 to 25,000 jobs or more immediately. >> reporter: but president obama who wants more study of the pipeline vows to veto today's bill if keystone is included. he's escalating the fight, urging democrats to hold up the latest government spending bill until the house passes a plain payroll tax cut extension. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> this could affect many of you at home. there is a bold new push from the national transportation safety board that is calling for an all out ban on cell phone use while driving. that means no texting, no talking, not even hands-free devices. and now it is up to the states to carry out that recommendation. nbc's brian mooar has details. >> reporter: what began as a school bus trip in missouri ended in a deadly chain collision crash and more than a year later it's leading to a call for an outright
and the republican bill would fast track approval of the keystone oil pipeline from canada to texas. opposed by environmentalists but backed by some unions and many conservatives. >> the keystone pipeline will create, as has been said, 20,000 to 25,000 jobs or more immediately. >> reporter: but president obama who wants more study of the pipeline vows to veto today's bill if keystone is included. he's escalating the fight, urging democrats to hold up the latest government spending...
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stay with msnbc for more on this story. >>> tyler, texas. march 22nd, 2006. a state trooper's viciously shot on a dark highway. and it's caught on his dashboard camera. >> get in the car! get in the car! [ screaming ] >> the incident begins when steve stone, with the texas department of public safety, catches a pickup truck speeding. it takes a bit longer than usual for the driver to pull over. >> he didn't want to stop for me. >> you can hear me in the video. i say he didn't want to stop for me. it's just something i took note of, but it was nothing that would have cause med to be on alert immediately. >> his dashboard camera begins recording a bone-chilling incident that the highway patrolman still can't believe he survived. >> and i thought, you ain't going to make it through this. it was very scary. >> it begins as a routine traffic stop. >> how you doing, sir? >> all right, sir. did i do something wrong? >> you were a little bit over on your speed. >> i was just behind that truck. >> well, you were going faster than that truck. you were gaining on him. j
stay with msnbc for more on this story. >>> tyler, texas. march 22nd, 2006. a state trooper's viciously shot on a dark highway. and it's caught on his dashboard camera. >> get in the car! get in the car! [ screaming ] >> the incident begins when steve stone, with the texas department of public safety, catches a pickup truck speeding. it takes a bit longer than usual for the driver to pull over. >> he didn't want to stop for me. >> you can hear me in the video. i...
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police in texas are investigating the shooting at a christmas gathering in ft. worth. authorities believe the men and women are related and that the shooter is among the dead. >>> a tragic scene christmas morning in stanford, connecticut, where a mire killed five members of a family, including three children. two people were able to make it out of the burning victorian home. it took dozens of firefighters to get the fire under control. >>> thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to the clients of a texas-based security think tank are apparently now in the hands of the hacking movement known as anonymous. one hacker says the goal is to pull for funds from individual accounts to give away as christmas donations. >>> a south korean polar research ship has reached a leaking russian fishing vessel that's been stuck in the frigid waters off antarctic for the past ten days. the "sparta" and 32-member crew hit ice that tore a one-foot hole in its hull. >>> and in england, the queen's husband, prince philip, duke of edinboro, remains hospitaliz
police in texas are investigating the shooting at a christmas gathering in ft. worth. authorities believe the men and women are related and that the shooter is among the dead. >>> a tragic scene christmas morning in stanford, connecticut, where a mire killed five members of a family, including three children. two people were able to make it out of the burning victorian home. it took dozens of firefighters to get the fire under control. >>> thousands of credit card numbers and...
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police in texas are investigating the shooting of seven people at a christmas gathering in suburban ft. worth. police believe the women and men are related and that the shooter is among the dead. >>> a tragic scene christmas morning in stamford, connecticut, where a fire killed five members of a family, including three children. two people were able to make it out of the burning victorian home. it took dozens of firefighters to get the fire under control. >>> thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to the clients of a texas-based security think tank are apparently now in the hands of the hacking movement known as anonymous. one hacker says the goal is to pi pi pifler pilfer funds from individual accounts to give away as christmas donations. >>> a south korean polar research ship has reached a leaking russian fishing vessel that's been stuck in the frigid waters off antarctic for the past ten days. the "sparta" and 32-member crew hit underwater ice that tore a one-foot hole in its hull. >>> and in england, the queen's husband, prince philip, duke of edi
police in texas are investigating the shooting of seven people at a christmas gathering in suburban ft. worth. police believe the women and men are related and that the shooter is among the dead. >>> a tragic scene christmas morning in stamford, connecticut, where a fire killed five members of a family, including three children. two people were able to make it out of the burning victorian home. it took dozens of firefighters to get the fire under control. >>> thousands of...
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spacecraft home after the explosion that led to the famous "houston, we have a problem" call has sold at texas auction for just over bz 388,000. >>> and a snake charmer in india angered by alleged bribery demands by local officials released dozens of poisonous snakes inside a tax office. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> here's your "first look" at wall street. the dow opens at 12,045 after it shot up 490 points yesterday. the s&p surged 51 points, and the nasdaq spiped 104. in overseas trading, in toyko, neat kay climbed 162 points. and in hong kong, the hang seng skyrocketed 1,012. it was a bold move by the world's largest financial institutions and is sent a urge optimism through wall street and it sent stocks soaring. an extraordinary coordinated effort. the federal reserve, the european central bank and other major central banks stepped in to make cheaper loans for strugglie ining european banks. easing rising pressures. the dow reacted with its best day in over two years. the move touched off a financials-buying frenzy. morgan stanley spiked 11%. citigroup almost 9, jp morgan chase almos
spacecraft home after the explosion that led to the famous "houston, we have a problem" call has sold at texas auction for just over bz 388,000. >>> and a snake charmer in india angered by alleged bribery demands by local officials released dozens of poisonous snakes inside a tax office. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> here's your "first look" at wall street. the dow opens at 12,045 after it shot up 490 points yesterday. the s&p surged 51 points, and...
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texas the supreme court struck down the anti-sodomy law in texas and 13 other states. this happened in 2003, when perry was in fact serving as governor of texas.ç >> his question is how do i -- how do i defend my criticism of limited government in the lawrence v. texas. listen, here's -- here's the issue that i have. i don't dislike government. i just want government to work. i wish i could tell you i knew every supreme court case. i don't. i'm not even going to try to go through every supreme court case. that would be -- you know, i'm not a lawyer. but here's what i do know. i know they're spending too much money in washington, d.c. and $15 trillion worth of debt is on the back of that young man right there. and if we don't go in and cut the size of government, court cases aren't going to make one tinker's heck. >> one tinker's heck. that's the word that showed up in my prompter. i don't know what that means. the "texas tribune" pointed out that perry actually cited that case, lawrence v. texas, in his book "fed up" in a chapter called "nine unelected judges tell us
texas the supreme court struck down the anti-sodomy law in texas and 13 other states. this happened in 2003, when perry was in fact serving as governor of texas.ç >> his question is how do i -- how do i defend my criticism of limited government in the lawrence v. texas. listen, here's -- here's the issue that i have. i don't dislike government. i just want government to work. i wish i could tell you i knew every supreme court case. i don't. i'm not even going to try to go through every...
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a little cooler in areas of texas and oklahoma but if you're anywhere in the eastern seaboard it's an umbrella day. this huge shield goes from florida northward all the way up towards georgia, rain covers kentucky and also ohio now. you can see the back of the storm. there's white, that's the snow changing -- that's the rain changing over to some snow here. now, temperatures are warm enough the roads should be fine. may get minor accumulation on your car or grassy surfaces but once up to detroit, cleveland, toledo, you may have to do shoveling. 1 to 3 inches. a little enhancement in areas of higher elevation outside of erie and lake enhancement. buffalo, you could get snow. winter weather advisories, pittsburgh expecting 1 to 3 inches. typically it's no big deal but this is one of the first snow events for some of these areas. syracuse will get the ground covered possibly burlington, vermont. it's a very warm day out ahead of the storm. temperatures as warm as 50 as far north as new york city, area ins in massachusetts will be warm. the combeder air on the back side will move in behin
a little cooler in areas of texas and oklahoma but if you're anywhere in the eastern seaboard it's an umbrella day. this huge shield goes from florida northward all the way up towards georgia, rain covers kentucky and also ohio now. you can see the back of the storm. there's white, that's the snow changing -- that's the rain changing over to some snow here. now, temperatures are warm enough the roads should be fine. may get minor accumulation on your car or grassy surfaces but once up to...
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john, thank you for joining me. >> good to be here. >> you were in austin, texas, where the attorney general made the speech and for a long time we have been dealing with these issues, i have, this show, national network. and it had to be sort of fulfilling to you to see a speech made on this? >> it was a very important speech. this is the attorney general giving a special speech in a very special venue all about our democracy and the challenges it faces today in the face of unrelenting efforts across the country to restrict and block the boec >> now, john, you did a speech separate from naacp. all of you marched on saturday. the report basically gives a breakdown of what would happen if these laws went into effect and people talked about how many people would be impacted. people understand this is a real threat to democracy. this is really disenfranchising people from the right to vote potentially. >> that's exactly right. in 2008 we saw very, very high turnout and almost no gap across racial lines. and after 2008, what we have seen since is a way of laws that will make it much more
john, thank you for joining me. >> good to be here. >> you were in austin, texas, where the attorney general made the speech and for a long time we have been dealing with these issues, i have, this show, national network. and it had to be sort of fulfilling to you to see a speech made on this? >> it was a very important speech. this is the attorney general giving a special speech in a very special venue all about our democracy and the challenges it faces today in the face of...
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residences of account account rhode island, and texas will have for provide voter e.d. cards. joining me -- she does a whole lot of everybody. melissa harry-paris joining muss. what can be done to prevent voters and the four states from becoming disenfranchised. >> remember the federal government only has oversight in the states with clear -- there were a set of states that had been disenfranchised under the jim crow laws, so any time they make changes it has to be precleared by the federal government, but the other states that were not part of rhode island, for example, are not subject, so that makes it much more different for us to address this question of unfairness in voters i.d. laws. >> those who have advocated for such laws point to their goal they say is to prevent voters fraud. most of what we know is it's a minuscule problem, if any at all. there's no reason to think that it has impacted and changed election outcomes, particularly election outcomes for congressional, senate and presidential elections. we do that these kind of voter i.d. laws which fundamentally impac
residences of account account rhode island, and texas will have for provide voter e.d. cards. joining me -- she does a whole lot of everybody. melissa harry-paris joining muss. what can be done to prevent voters and the four states from becoming disenfranchised. >> remember the federal government only has oversight in the states with clear -- there were a set of states that had been disenfranchised under the jim crow laws, so any time they make changes it has to be precleared by the...
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south carolina, tennessee, texas, wisconsin. all five states all controlled by republican legislatures have made it harder for citizens to vote. in south carolina's case, the justice department's actually stepped in to block the new voter i.d. law. they say it will suppress voter turnout among minorities. according to the doj, 82,000 minority citizens in south carolina are registered to vote but lack the kind of identification the new law requires. these voters are nearly 20% more likely to be disenfranchised by this change than are white voters. now, the department of justice can do this. it can step in in south carolina's new law because of the voting rights act of 1965. under section 5 of the voting rights act, certain states, states with an egregious history of legalized racial discrimination and suppressing the my tinority vote, those sta must get something called preclearance. they're going to significantly alter their election laws. the department of justice has to sign off on it. south carolina is one of those states. ka
south carolina, tennessee, texas, wisconsin. all five states all controlled by republican legislatures have made it harder for citizens to vote. in south carolina's case, the justice department's actually stepped in to block the new voter i.d. law. they say it will suppress voter turnout among minorities. according to the doj, 82,000 minority citizens in south carolina are registered to vote but lack the kind of identification the new law requires. these voters are nearly 20% more likely to be...
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texas just passed a voter id that says if you're over 65, you're exempt. and if you have a concealed gun license, you can show that to vote. but a student id, that doesn't count. or, for example, wisconsin where they said, sure, student ids count to vote but only a very specific set of ids that meet this particular criteria that, in fact, not a single id in this state meets. so at rock the vote, we're working to make sure that in places like wisconsin, those students are actually getting new ids from their universities that will work on election day. and in states like texas and others across the country, that these young people know that the rules of the game have changed on them and get the information they need so that they're able to cast a ballot on election day. >> heather, democrats are saying that these voter id laws are aimed at reducing the youth vote which help soar president obama in 2008. he got 66% of the youth vote. it could be critical to the reelection next year. is that what you're learning through rock the vote or is this just trying to
texas just passed a voter id that says if you're over 65, you're exempt. and if you have a concealed gun license, you can show that to vote. but a student id, that doesn't count. or, for example, wisconsin where they said, sure, student ids count to vote but only a very specific set of ids that meet this particular criteria that, in fact, not a single id in this state meets. so at rock the vote, we're working to make sure that in places like wisconsin, those students are actually getting new...
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south carolina, tennessee, texas, wisconsin. all five states all controlled by republican legislatures have made it harder for citizens to vote. in south carolina's case, the justice department's actually stepped in to block the new voter i.d. law. they say it will suppress voter turnout among minorities. according to the doj, 82,000 minority citizens in south carolina are registered to vote but lack the kind of identification the new law requires. these voters are nearly 20% more likely to be disenfranchised by this change than are white voters. now, the department of justice can do this. it can step in in south carolina's new law because of the voting rights act of 1965. under section 5 of the voting rights act, certain states, states with an egregious history of legalized racial discrimination and suppressing the minority vote, those states must get something called preclearance. they're going to significantly alter their election laws. the department of justice has to sign off on it. south carolina is one of those states. ka
south carolina, tennessee, texas, wisconsin. all five states all controlled by republican legislatures have made it harder for citizens to vote. in south carolina's case, the justice department's actually stepped in to block the new voter i.d. law. they say it will suppress voter turnout among minorities. according to the doj, 82,000 minority citizens in south carolina are registered to vote but lack the kind of identification the new law requires. these voters are nearly 20% more likely to be...
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governor rick perry of texas is staying put in texas. >>> up next, the president's trip to scranton today is all about wing over the white working class voters, and there are a lot of them in northeastern pennsylvania. will they be with the president next november? you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. your chain of supply ♪ ♪ goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there ♪ ♪ track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that ♪ hurry up no time flat that's logistics. ♪ ♪ all new technology ups brings to me, ♪ ♪ that's logistics. ♪ [ male announcer ] you never know when a moment might turn into something more. and when it does men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪ [ man ] tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activ
governor rick perry of texas is staying put in texas. >>> up next, the president's trip to scranton today is all about wing over the white working class voters, and there are a lot of them in northeastern pennsylvania. will they be with the president next november? you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. your chain of supply ♪ ♪ goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there ♪ ♪ track it all through the air, that's...
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governor rick perry of texas is staying put in texas. >>> up next, the president's trip to scranton today is all about wing over the white working class voters, and there are a lot of them in northeastern pennsylvania. will they be with the president next november? you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> here's what's happening. a massive rally on wall street after the system was lubricated with u.s. dollars. >>> tonight the first official lawsuit has been filed against former penn state coach jerry sandusky. he alleges that he was molested over 100 times by sandusky as a child. >>> and the baseline killer has been sentenced to death. >>> and hillary clinton made an precedented visit to myanmar. >>> to help kick off the holiday season with the 74-year-old norway spruce with 36,000 lights topped with a crystal star. a happy holiday. >>> are you willing to fight as hard for middle class families as you do for those who are most fortunate? what's it going to be? that's the choice in front of congress. what does it say about our priorities when we'd rather protect a few really well-to-
governor rick perry of texas is staying put in texas. >>> up next, the president's trip to scranton today is all about wing over the white working class voters, and there are a lot of them in northeastern pennsylvania. will they be with the president next november? you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> here's what's happening. a massive rally on wall street after the system was lubricated with u.s. dollars. >>> tonight the first official lawsuit has...
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it's a campaign event for republican congressman ron paul of texas who you see speak there. the two latest polls out of iowa show congressman paul in first place in the ppp poll and second place in the cnn poll. more on that in a moment. the breaking news tonight is ron paul appears to have scored a bit of a coup in his effort to win iowa. shortly before dr. paul took the stage there, in des moines tonight, an iowa republican ç state senator who's named kent sorensen was introduced to the ron paul supporting crowd. up until tonight mr. sorensen had been serving as an iowa state co-chair for the michele bachmann campaign. the reason he was being introduced at a ron paul ro rally was to announce he's switching sides. >> tonight's been tough for me. i've been serving as michele bachmann's state chair over the last year. and while michele has fought tremendously for my conservative values, i believe we're at a turning point in this campaign. i believe we have an opportunity to elect a conservative, somebody who holds our values dear. i want to tell you guys i'm going to do eve
it's a campaign event for republican congressman ron paul of texas who you see speak there. the two latest polls out of iowa show congressman paul in first place in the ppp poll and second place in the cnn poll. more on that in a moment. the breaking news tonight is ron paul appears to have scored a bit of a coup in his effort to win iowa. shortly before dr. paul took the stage there, in des moines tonight, an iowa republican ç state senator who's named kent sorensen was introduced to the ron...
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ben russell of our affiliate kxas tv joins us live from grapevine, texas. ben, is there any idea in terms of motive? i know it's early. >> reporter: it's still early in this investigation, obviously, though this did play out some almost 24 hours ago. no, there is no known motive at least one that police are telling us about. there's also no outward sign of the tragedy that played out in this sliding glass door and frame here of this apartment complex in grapevine that you describe as a suburb of north texas. here is what we do know at this point. no one heard any of the gunshots that were fired inside of this home. someone called 911 at 11:30, but that person did not speak into the phone. an operator then sent grapevine, texas, police to go and investigate and they found a scene to go and talk about now. we also had information that the suspected shooter in this case, a middle-aged man and may have been dressed as santa claus. grapevine police have not confirmed that information. the seven victims are reportedly related. four women and three men between the
ben russell of our affiliate kxas tv joins us live from grapevine, texas. ben, is there any idea in terms of motive? i know it's early. >> reporter: it's still early in this investigation, obviously, though this did play out some almost 24 hours ago. no, there is no known motive at least one that police are telling us about. there's also no outward sign of the tragedy that played out in this sliding glass door and frame here of this apartment complex in grapevine that you describe as a...
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we will find snow in the southwest moving into texas and dallas with sunshine and could see residual showers. across portions of the midwest. maybe a few snow showers around cleveland and in the west, denver with delays because of snow moving through the area. should be fine by tomorrow and sunshine around salt lake city and l.a. as well. as we head into your saturday, the snow mixes with rain in the central part of the state. rain across the south should innovate the deep south once again by the time we get to christmas day. the rest of the nation looking good. >> coming up, mitt romney said he does not plan on releasing the tax returns. why newt gingrich is focussing on virginia today. mark murray will join me live. plus, stephen colbert explains how close he was having his name on the south carolina gop primary. adam lambert is in jail or landed himself in jail after a fight with his boyfriend. we have the details. we're kind of a quiet couple. yes. but lately we've been using k-y® intense™. it stimulates arousal so the big moment is... (announcer) k-y® brand intense™ - inte
we will find snow in the southwest moving into texas and dallas with sunshine and could see residual showers. across portions of the midwest. maybe a few snow showers around cleveland and in the west, denver with delays because of snow moving through the area. should be fine by tomorrow and sunshine around salt lake city and l.a. as well. as we head into your saturday, the snow mixes with rain in the central part of the state. rain across the south should innovate the deep south once again by...
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on my journey across america, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> the republican primary field has an him grace problem. newt gingrich has been blasted for suggesting some immigrants should be able to stay but not receive citizenship. interestingly the pew research center looked into gingrich's comment and found that two-thirds of illegal immigrants have been here for more than a decade. what has struck me is that setting aside his plan for immigration, the rhetoric around immigration in this country is as strident and as divisive as it has been. >> horrific. and it's interesting when you hear herman cain talk about an eelectrified fence and rick perry talking about using predator drones. those into are rejected also in europe. do you know this week the german government issued an appeal to the public to help find a gro
on my journey across america, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> the republican primary field has an him grace problem. newt gingrich has been blasted for suggesting some immigrants should be able to stay...
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it's not just a beltway issue, where in texas where i live, we're seeing education budgets cut upon millions of millions, health care at the state level so we need to see this broadly. >> part -- i'm glad you raised the issue of state budget cuts because that's one of the most intense and sort of frustratingly unnecessary aspects of what we're going through right now in terms of contraction which is 49 of 50 states have to balance a budget because of state constitutions. they cannot borrow from year to year, cannot run deficits. it included aid to states for two years, which is now gone away. so we're seeing these sharp budget cuts. the federal government could come in -- i mean, dean baker, an economist i really admire said, if we cared about the states the way we cared about the banks, we would give the states the same deal we gave the banks. lend to them at zero percent. >> some will reject it -- >> right, right. politics at state level. >> we're not going to take federal money. >> both parties are participating in an unsustainable economy. we cannot borrow -- >> that's not true, buddy. i
it's not just a beltway issue, where in texas where i live, we're seeing education budgets cut upon millions of millions, health care at the state level so we need to see this broadly. >> part -- i'm glad you raised the issue of state budget cuts because that's one of the most intense and sort of frustratingly unnecessary aspects of what we're going through right now in terms of contraction which is 49 of 50 states have to balance a budget because of state constitutions. they cannot...
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where a new poll shows ron paul the texas republican congressman, out front. the poll puts romney in third place, and it's just 13 days before the iowa caucuses. andrea's saul is a spokesman for the romney campaign. andrea, thanks for joining us. mitt romney, at this stage we're close to the end of the first vote. every day is important. he's spending three days in new hampshire. that's three days he's not in iowa -- why? >> we're going to be in iowa next week. we have a bus tour there. we've been there before. and you know, last cycle he built a lot of support in iowa. we have a lot of friends there. we have a strong ground game and look, we want to win. we want to win wherever it's named on the ballot and that's why we're going to be going back to iowa, we've been there before and take our message of jobs and economy and why mitt romney is the best candidate to not only beat president obama, but get this economy back on track directly to the voters there. >> andrea, wanting to win and winning are two different things. does mitt romney need to win the state o
where a new poll shows ron paul the texas republican congressman, out front. the poll puts romney in third place, and it's just 13 days before the iowa caucuses. andrea's saul is a spokesman for the romney campaign. andrea, thanks for joining us. mitt romney, at this stage we're close to the end of the first vote. every day is important. he's spending three days in new hampshire. that's three days he's not in iowa -- why? >> we're going to be in iowa next week. we have a bus tour there....
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there used to be front-runners in the race, the governor of texas here's what he said about all of the polls showing him in single digits. >> we've got our own internal stuff that shows us with a nice path to victory in iowa. i just saw a paul as we were coming in that had me in second place. it was off the internet i think, hot gas was the sign. >> a national poll? >> just iowa. it is a very, very fluid race in iowa in particular. polls are fun and interesting things, but iowa caucus is really different. >> i think he was referring to hot air, but that's pretty fun he said hot gas but it anyway, shira tuplets he's making this direct appeal at evangelicals and if the elite here in washington may roll their eyes about it, but it can be an effective strategy in the state of iowa. >> absolutely. asked mike huckabee about iowa. they have their own people who turn up to a caucus. >> not influenced by fox news or the "wall street journal" editorial. >> exact he will. perry's campaign in many ways can't touch the network that could turn out for the right candidate from evangelicals. >> i have
there used to be front-runners in the race, the governor of texas here's what he said about all of the polls showing him in single digits. >> we've got our own internal stuff that shows us with a nice path to victory in iowa. i just saw a paul as we were coming in that had me in second place. it was off the internet i think, hot gas was the sign. >> a national poll? >> just iowa. it is a very, very fluid race in iowa in particular. polls are fun and interesting things, but...
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florida has various and texas, for example, you can be a student and show the opportunity id. they won't accept you at the polls and if you show a concealed weapons id. it's the voter id laws that will make the difference at the polls on a local level. that's one of the reasons why the attorney general is going after south carolina and the other states that are passing. the prevention of the polls and in order for a republican to win the white house, they need at least 40%. as the poll noted, mitt romney is not even close to that. >> thank you so much. >> still ahead, why tomorrow will never come for people living in the small island nation of samoa. how they are skipping friday. first, there is a lot going on and here are things we thought you should know. a new biography on david petraeus saying that the general was urged by mentors and friends to resign as commanders of the war over president obama's decision to quickly drawdown surge troops, but doing so would be a selfish grandstanding moves with huge ramifications and the biography all in the education traces his entire
florida has various and texas, for example, you can be a student and show the opportunity id. they won't accept you at the polls and if you show a concealed weapons id. it's the voter id laws that will make the difference at the polls on a local level. that's one of the reasons why the attorney general is going after south carolina and the other states that are passing. the prevention of the polls and in order for a republican to win the white house, they need at least 40%. as the poll noted,...
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i would say if you look at rick perry, the governor of texas who's on on television in iowa for a month, his numbers haven't moved at all. i question how much television ads are swaying voters in early states at the moment. >> we'll check in with you a little bit later. thank you. for more on the state of the race in iowa, matt straw joins us from iowa. good to talk with you. >> good to see you. >> let me put it to you this way, if we look at our latest polls and you see the two top guys romney and gingrich they are the two who have spent the least time in iowa. does that disturb you? >> well, i think there's two things. first, when you look at governor romney he invested a tremendous amount of resources on the ground and air in iowa four years ago. he's had a staff on the ground aggressively making sure the supporters are still in line four years later. it isn't like he was an unknown entity to us. and similarly with people gingrich. what people outside the state need to remember is he has spent a lot of time here over the years speaking to lincoln day dinners. he is not unknown at all
i would say if you look at rick perry, the governor of texas who's on on television in iowa for a month, his numbers haven't moved at all. i question how much television ads are swaying voters in early states at the moment. >> we'll check in with you a little bit later. thank you. for more on the state of the race in iowa, matt straw joins us from iowa. good to talk with you. >> good to see you. >> let me put it to you this way, if we look at our latest polls and you see the...
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on m, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> so which gop candidates have made the most visits to the hawkeye state, iowa? the answer, ding, ding, ding, rick santorum. 245 visits, including all 99 counties. michele bachmann second with 184. john hutsman has just one, but we know he's focusing on new hampshire. a belated christmas present for republicans hoping to win the senate next year. conservative democrat ben nelson has said he will not run for a third term. look at this. before nelson you had kohl of wisconsin, akaka from hawaii, bingaman, webb, conrad, joe lieberman all of them bowed out. how many of those six democrats -- how many of these seats are vulnerable. >> quite a few. it tells you why republicans have a good chance of taking back the senate. perhaps the most vulnerable are nebraska and north dakota mainly
on m, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> so which gop candidates have made the most visits to the hawkeye state, iowa? the answer, ding, ding, ding, rick santorum. 245 visits, including all 99 counties....
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pushing back in a speech at the lyndon baines johnson presidential library in austin, texas. citing the voting rights act of 1965. it says recent efforts to curtail voting rights in this country, quote, have the potential to reverse the progress that defines us. and has made this nation exceptional as well as an example for all the world. we must be true to the arc of america's history, which compels us to be more inclusive with regard to the franchise. franchise as in the vote. not as in, like, carl's jr. the attorney general tonight pledging his support for an anti-dirty tricks bill that barack obama sponsored when he was in the united states senate. the attorney general also pledging a thorough, he says fair review, of new restrictive state laws on voting and voter registration. interestingly, also, the attorney general tonight calling on the general public to see the protection of the right to vote in america, quote, as a moral imperative. to speak out, in his words, and raise awareness about what's at stake for voting rights. effectively calling on the citizens of this c
pushing back in a speech at the lyndon baines johnson presidential library in austin, texas. citing the voting rights act of 1965. it says recent efforts to curtail voting rights in this country, quote, have the potential to reverse the progress that defines us. and has made this nation exceptional as well as an example for all the world. we must be true to the arc of america's history, which compels us to be more inclusive with regard to the franchise. franchise as in the vote. not as in,...
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. >>> texas governor rick perry once again suing the state of virginia to get on the ballot for the march sixth republican primary there. after it was ruled last friday he did not qualify. actually, mitt romney and ron paul were the only major gop candy dates to meet virginia's tough ballot requirements. pete williams joining me live now from washington. pete, good afternoon. >> he's challenging two aspects of virginia law that regulate the process here, the first one, and i think the focus of hisç lawsuit is, in order to get on the ballot you have to have signatures on a petition. those who circulate the petitions must be eligible to vote there. that means candidates can't bring in volunteers from out of state to circulate their petitions. perry says it isn't fair that in the last republican primary in virginia 120 republicans voted and the state requires 10,000 signatures. that's too many. so that is the basis of his lawsuit. he argues it's unconstitutional restriction of his free association rights. his first amendment free speech rights to have this requirements. >> what are rick pe
. >>> texas governor rick perry once again suing the state of virginia to get on the ballot for the march sixth republican primary there. after it was ruled last friday he did not qualify. actually, mitt romney and ron paul were the only major gop candy dates to meet virginia's tough ballot requirements. pete williams joining me live now from washington. pete, good afternoon. >> he's challenging two aspects of virginia law that regulate the process here, the first one, and i...
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kevin brady of texas will join us live. >>> what happened. eight u.s. troops charged in connection with the death of another american soldier. 19-year-old danny chicken reportedly suffered physical and mental abuse by his fellow troops. >>> and we knew the housing crisis was unprecedented but new numbers reveal it was worse than first thought. why are we learning this just now and how the numbers could spook buyers considering purchasing a home in the new year. and it is the phone number that has gone viral and it won't just make sarah smile. ♪ sarah ♪ >> the "news nation" is following the latest policy stand-off in washington that could mean your taxes could go up in count them, ten days. it could mean unemployment benefits would run out for 2 million people. i don't have enough fingers for that. just over an hour ago white house press secretary jay carney announced president obama made separate calls today to house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader harry reid. >> in his call to speaker boehner, the president reiterated the need and h
kevin brady of texas will join us live. >>> what happened. eight u.s. troops charged in connection with the death of another american soldier. 19-year-old danny chicken reportedly suffered physical and mental abuse by his fellow troops. >>> and we knew the housing crisis was unprecedented but new numbers reveal it was worse than first thought. why are we learning this just now and how the numbers could spook buyers considering purchasing a home in the new year. and it is the...
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as we look at the weather map, this is west texas. midland, up north, just south of lubbock has been getting snow on interstate 20 has been getting snow and even near el paso. it's not an area that would typically to have a white christmas but these are the lucky ones. the gray is where we expect one to three inches and then the white is three to six. you notice the bull's eye over new mexico and texas, but that's it. there's really no other snow to be had. except in the northern rockies in northern idaho or northern portions of washington state. so this is the current snow cover map around the country. the blue shade shows you where there is snow on the ground. only 30% of the country is going to be seeing a white christmas. much of the east coast, no white christmas for you unless you're in northern new he can gland. wisconsin and minnesota, not looking at a white christmas. as far as your christmas eve forecast goes, texas is the only storm on the map. rain develops from san antonio to houston, heading up into louisiana. showers in
as we look at the weather map, this is west texas. midland, up north, just south of lubbock has been getting snow on interstate 20 has been getting snow and even near el paso. it's not an area that would typically to have a white christmas but these are the lucky ones. the gray is where we expect one to three inches and then the white is three to six. you notice the bull's eye over new mexico and texas, but that's it. there's really no other snow to be had. except in the northern rockies in...
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on saturday night is the question that was asked from the candidates, a question from an e-mailer in texas. and the question was, "when is the last time you had a personal financial strain that forced you, not only to give up a luxury, but also to cut back on a necessity? and what were the consequences you faced?" none of the candidates could answer that. they talked about their daddy, they talked about where they grew up. they did not have specifically a point in time in their life where they said, you know, i had to give this up. they haven't been there and haven't done that with the middle class. they are all from privilege. every single one of them. and not one of them could point to any time in their life where they had to give something up at all? don't you find that rather unusual? we have this big conversation going on in this country right now about income inequality, but none of them have ever experienced it. and let's talk about this populist tone that the republicans are trying to gather right now. what populist tone? every poll they are at odds with the american people. when i
on saturday night is the question that was asked from the candidates, a question from an e-mailer in texas. and the question was, "when is the last time you had a personal financial strain that forced you, not only to give up a luxury, but also to cut back on a necessity? and what were the consequences you faced?" none of the candidates could answer that. they talked about their daddy, they talked about where they grew up. they did not have specifically a point in time in their life...
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the constitutionality of the ability of states to regulate immigration, they've taken the texas reapportionment case, which certainly is going to affect the balance of power in congress. so one big player in 2012 will absolutely be the united states supreme court. but i think the american people, and people who watch the court don't think that the court is insulated from politics. and one cannot predict if the court, for some reason, were to strike down the affordable care act, there will be a reaction, and there will be a counterreaction politically. it will have an effect on the outcome of the election. the same holds true for the immigration cases, and the reapportionment cases. so maybe the interesting sort of unplayed hand in this election will be what the supreme court does. >> looks like the supreme court probably will, 5-4 shoot down the individual mandate as unconstitutional. >> i can't believe this kathleen, you're putting yourself way out there. >> i'm putting myself way out there. i think that's what we're probably going to see and it will have a huge effect on the election. now whe
the constitutionality of the ability of states to regulate immigration, they've taken the texas reapportionment case, which certainly is going to affect the balance of power in congress. so one big player in 2012 will absolutely be the united states supreme court. but i think the american people, and people who watch the court don't think that the court is insulated from politics. and one cannot predict if the court, for some reason, were to strike down the affordable care act, there will be a...
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texas congressman ron paul is locked in a three-way battle for iowa and may be gaining steam at just the right time. the cover of monday's "des moines register" says it all. "could ron paul win?" rick green is the vice president and editor of the "des moines register," and he joins us. okay, rick. you have one minute. answer the question. seriously, tell me, why is ron paul support in iowa higher than it is in other places? what is it about ron paul that appeals to iowans? >> you know, chris, his libertarian streak i think is really resonating with a lot of the conservative iowans out here. his pledge to trim the federal spending by a trillion dollars in the first year, to not only just dismantle but to literally imploez fide five federal agenc his unusual but well-calculated strategy as relates to foreign relations and reducing our military bases overseas, there's a large contingent of iowa republicans who are really reacting and responding to what it is he's talking about. >> and he's spent -- i think something always gets overlooked. he's spent both time and significant money in t
texas congressman ron paul is locked in a three-way battle for iowa and may be gaining steam at just the right time. the cover of monday's "des moines register" says it all. "could ron paul win?" rick green is the vice president and editor of the "des moines register," and he joins us. okay, rick. you have one minute. answer the question. seriously, tell me, why is ron paul support in iowa higher than it is in other places? what is it about ron paul that appeals to...
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governor perry of texas, an underappreciated fact of his campaign is he's still got a lot of money left over from the time when he seemed viable. mr. perry is using that money to make and run a bunch of new ads that are really bluntly old school right wing. today's ad is on health care, and it ends with him calling both mitt romney and newt gingrich, "big government liberals." the ad before this from mr. perry was his big anti-gay gambit, complaining about don't ask, don't tell being repealed. this is risky on one level because the repaefl don't ask, don't tell is very popular, it polls very well. you about it's risky on another level because rick perry did his ad while wearing the heath ledger jacket from the gay cowboy movie "brokeback mountain." which is the best meme on twitter in at least a week. see, it's a thing now. well done, governor. your thing. everywhere. links to that tumblr that produced that and others at maddowblog right now. but as for the front-runner, as for mr. 53 points ahead in georgia, newt gingrich is using his front-runner status to make a little cash. not for
governor perry of texas, an underappreciated fact of his campaign is he's still got a lot of money left over from the time when he seemed viable. mr. perry is using that money to make and run a bunch of new ads that are really bluntly old school right wing. today's ad is on health care, and it ends with him calling both mitt romney and newt gingrich, "big government liberals." the ad before this from mr. perry was his big anti-gay gambit, complaining about don't ask, don't tell being...
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. >> tonight as we were getting ready to go on the air, we learned that texas governor rick perry has sued virginia. they're suing the virginia board of elections and the state republican party saying that the way the republicans are running the primary this year is unconstitutional. he's trying to force the federal court in richmond to put him on the ballot. what do you think is going to be the impact of this lawsuit if anything? >> well, it's unclear. the state board of elections meets tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. to decide or to officially certify the results from the republican party. so i don't think there's a lot of time left to do that. they'll actually determine tomorrow also which names will be first. will it be romney or ron paul. i'm not sure there's a whole lot of time. but you're correct. governor perry did sue really late today. i talked to both the chairman of the state board of elections and the executive director of the republican party and they had not been served yet. they weren't even aware of the lawsuit or that it was coming. >> if the virginia republican party
. >> tonight as we were getting ready to go on the air, we learned that texas governor rick perry has sued virginia. they're suing the virginia board of elections and the state republican party saying that the way the republicans are running the primary this year is unconstitutional. he's trying to force the federal court in richmond to put him on the ballot. what do you think is going to be the impact of this lawsuit if anything? >> well, it's unclear. the state board of elections...
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